Holder for metal wool



Jan. 10, 1950 sc 2,493,835

HOLDER FOR METAL WOOL Filed April 26, 1946 5 OR INV P Jqbe Schimei ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 10, 1950 This inventioni relates t. .iiopxovementsin hold.-

ing means for cleansing padsaiidthe 'lili'ei A In my prior Patent 2,364,319, rhave described a cleaning; and i" scouring-s device wherein the cleansing pad is held by means of a plate v which is. tl' reajdedly connected with..a..- pin ole-"Spindle slidaply disposed in a bore oijthephandlea zThQ connectipnot the plate to the. scouring pad is accomplished" by means of-c ur.ved; serrations-or teeth fprn ed, at its peripherahedge, which serrationsgar jjplaced into the-:ular recess one. clam-ping collar ofthe pad... 5.

It is one object of the present invention to simplify the assemblage of the cleansing pad with the holder so as to afford the opportunity for using any kind or shape of scouring pad without necessitating a pad of any particular form.

It is another object of the invention to provide new and improved locking means between the carrier spindle and the pad holding plate.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the annexed drawings which set forth the salient features of my improved construction.

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of the device, showing the Wool pad in fixed position.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the holding device, showing the wool pad in disengaged position.

Figure 3 illustrates the Wool holding mechanism, with the plate prongs being unbent.

Figure 4 is a bottom view of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view on line 5--5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the bolt, disengaged from the holding plate.

Referring to the drawings, the holder device includes a handle H having a circular cross section, and which is preferably made of wood or any other suitable rigid material. Said handle member H has a reduced or constricted portion l8, dividing the same into the knob or upper part II and the lower part I2. The upper part H is shaped as a knob in order to facilitate the gripping of thehandle H.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the circumferential wall of the lower part [2 of the handle member H tapers outwardly from reduced portion I to the base thereof. As shown in Figure 1, a circular recess I3 is formed in the top wall of knob II A cup shaped metal liner l4, having the outwardly extending peripheral flange I is located within said recess l3, said liner frictionally engaging the walls of said recess. It will be noted that flange I5 is substantially flush with the top wall of knob I I.

Handle member H is provided with a central longitudinal bore liwhich is opening Said 11' head; i a, said in;

bore. the;

with. a=-bar or -tran vsr catch ormed'by. em

member 24 is formed with an upwardly extending cylindrical projection 26 to receive the transversal catch 2| of spindle l8. fiA recess 21, of slightly wider diameter than said projection is provided in the central part of the lower portion 12 of handle member H to house said projection member 25 of plate 24, when in assembled position. A cup shaped metal liner may be located within said recess 21.

A conical shaped spring 28 is mounted on spindle it, between the bottom face of head I 9 1 and the bottom wall of liner l4, said spring being "substantially housed in said recess I3. It will be noted that the diameter of head [9 is slightly smaller than the diameter of liner l4 and recess B, so that said head l9 may enter said recess when spring 28 is compressed.

To assemble pad P with the holding device, head I9 of spindle i8 is depressed until said head is substantially flush with top wall of knob ll. Spring 28 is thereby compressed within recess l3 and sleeve 26 of plate member 24 is ejected from recess 21, thus disengaging the plate from the bottom wall of lower part l2 of handle H, as shown in Fig. 2. A pad P of any shape is placed upon plate 24, with prongs 25 embedded therein. Upon release of pressure on head l9, spring 28 will become extended thus forcing head I9 upwardly to the position shown in Fig. l. Sleeve 26 will be forced back into housing 21, thus pressing plate 24 against the bottom wall of handle H. If a marginal portion Of the pad has been tucked over the rim of plate 24, it will be firmly clamped between plate 24 and the bottom planar wall of portion 12.

In this manner pad P is securely gripp d by the holding device. In the operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, spring 28 serves to maintain plate member 24 in abutting relation with the bottom wall of the lower portion l2 of the holder.

For the purpose of cleaning, plate 24 can be easily disassembled from spindle I8. To this end spring 28 is compressed, thereby disengaging the ta; asealimits)date.-v a. pin. on

plate from the bottom wall of the lower part 12.

' The plate is then turned in an angle of approximately 90 so as to bring catch 2| and aperture 23 in corresponding position. The plate can now be easily withdrawn from the spindle and cleaned. 5

To reassemble the plate 24 with the spindle ll, spring 28 is depressed and catch 2! is reinserted into opening 23, and the plate is turned into lockjunction with my device-:-

.-WhatI clainrisr" r A holding device-for metal fwool comprising a handle member havinga reduced portion dividing the same into an upper gripping section and a base section, said gripping'section having a re: 25 Number 1 cess formed in the top wall thereof, said base section ha'ving' a recess formed in" the bottom wall thereof, said handle-member having a central longitudinal bore formedtherein, said bore com municating with said recesses, a pin having an' zo' enlarged head slidably positioned in said 'bore" and extending throughsaid recesses; a pad hold- I in: member detachably secured to the opposite end of said pin, a transversal catch member carrled by the bottom end of said pin to retain said holding member in locked position, said holding member being formed with a central projection, said projection being provided with an aperture to permit passage for said transversal catch member, said holding member being provided with prongsto hold, the pad thereon, and spring means mounted on the shank of thefpin intermediate the head of said pin and the bottom wall of the recess of the gripping section, said sprin means urging the projection of the holding member to cbe -located -in'the recess of the base section and the remainder of the top face of said holding mam-berm abut the bottom wall of the base section of :the handlegmember.

, ABE SCHIMEL.

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